木霉GXC产β-葡聚糖酶条件和酶学性质

研究了木霉GXC产β-葡聚糖酶的条件.结果表明,最适产酶碳源为麸皮,氮源为硫酸铵;产酶的最适条件为初始pH为4.0～5.0,30℃培养44h.粗酶液经硫酸铵沉淀、Sephadex G-25、Sephadex G-100和DEAE-Sehadex A-50柱层析得到纯β-葡聚糖酶,SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳显示一条带,测得分子量为35kD.该酶最适反应pH5.0,最适反应温度为60℃,在40℃以下、pH4.0～5.0酶活力相对稳定.5.0mmol/L以下的Ca2+、Zn2+和Fe2+,以及10.0mmol/L以下的Co2+对酶活力有激活作用;而Cu2+和Fe3+具有抑制作用.     

产高温纤维素酶木霉菌株的筛选、鉴定及酶学性质研究

从稻草堆肥中筛选得到一株产高温纤维素酶的霉菌M1,通过形态学观察和分子生物学鉴定,确定其为木霉属(Trichoderma)。在稻草液体发酵培养基中,木霉M1的CMC酶(carboxymethyl cellulase,CMCase)合成模式为同步合成型。酶学性质研究表明,此CMC酶的最适反应pH为4.4,在pH 4.0～6.0保温4h仍可保持95%以上的酶活力;其最适反应温度为75℃,在50℃下保温4h,可保持87%的酶活力;60℃下保温4h,可保持65%的酶活力,具有较好的热稳定性。     

固定化青霉素V酰化酶的制备及性质

尖镰孢(Fusarium oxysporum)FP941青霉素V酰化酶经γ氧化铝吸附洗脱、硫酸铵沉淀和脱盐处理后,固定在环氧丙烯聚合物载体上,湿固定化酶表现活力为217 IU/g,固定化产率为53%。固定化酶作用最适温度为55℃,最适pH为80;在pH50～110及50℃以下稳定;37℃使用25次后,酶活力保留90%。     

以Fe(Ⅲ)改性胶原纤维为载体固定过氧化氢酶

将胶原纤维用三价铁改性后作为载体,通过戊二醛的交联作用将过氧化氢酶固定在该载体上.制备的固定化过氧化氢酶蛋白固载量为16.7 mg/g,酶活收率为35％.研究了固定化酶与自由酶的最适pH、最适温度、热稳定性、贮存稳定性及操作稳定性.结果表明:过氧化氢酶经此法固定化后,最适pH及最适温度与自由酶相同,分别为pH 7.0和25℃;但固定化酶的热稳定性显著提高,在75℃保存5 h后,仍能保留30％的活力,而自由酶则完全失活;固定化酶在室温下保存12 d后,酶活力仍保持在88％以上,而自由酶在此条件下则完全失活;此外,固定化过氧化氢酶还表现出了良好的操作稳定性,在室温下连续反应26次后,相对活力为57％.该研究表明胶原纤维可作为固定化过氧化     

一组厌氧真菌菌系产阿魏酸酯酶的初步研究

利用玉米秸秆粉为唯一碳源的筛选培养基,从肉牛瘤胃液中筛选构建了一组厌氧真菌菌系,研究了该菌系产阿魏酸酯酶的特征.阿魏酸酯酶的最适pH为8.0,最适温度为40℃,最高酶活力为19.1 mU/mL,在pH 6.0 ～8.0及35～45℃之间,酶活性保持相对稳定.Mg2+对酶活力具有激活作用,Fe2、Cu2+、Fe3+等均抑制酶活力.     

生淀粉糖化酶产生菌Cellulosimicrobium sp.SDE的分离鉴定及酶学性质研究

从淀粉制品厂周围土壤中分离到一株高产生淀粉糖化酶的菌株SDE,经形态、生理生化及16S rDNA序列分析将其鉴定为Cellulosimicrobium sp..SDE菌株的最适产酶条件为pH7.0,培养温度为30℃.培养42h粗酶液的酶活达175.3U/mL.该酶以生玉米淀粉为底物时,最适作用pH6.0,最适作用温度40℃,pH6.0-7.0范围内酶活力稳定.在Ca2 存在下,酶的热稳定性很高,80℃保温1 h后,酶活力仍保持50%.Ba2 、Cu2 对酶活有强烈的抑制作用,Ca2 、Zn2 有很强的激活作用.     

外来入侵植物空心莲子草几丁质酶特性研究

外来入侵植物空心莲子草因其强抗逆性而迅速蔓延,成为有害杂草.拟研究其病程相关蛋白--几丁质酶酶学性质,为探讨该植物的抗逆机理和入侵机制提供理论依据.空心莲子草经乙烯利处理后,其叶片蛋白质提取液在4℃经40～60%饱和硫酸铵溶液沉淀,SephadexG-75洗脱后得几丁质酶液.结果表明:空心莲子草几丁质酶最适反应pH为5.7左右,在pH4.0～8.0均表现稳定,当pH小于4.0和大于8.0时酶活力丧失50%以上,在pH2.0和10.0时没有活力;在30℃-80℃范围内,酶均具较高活性,最适反应温度为70℃左右,温度高于80℃后,酶稳定性下降;当底物浓度小于1.25%时,酶活力随底物浓度的增加而增加,在底物浓度大于1.25%浓度时,活力增加的趋势减缓.结果提示:也许空心莲子草的强抗逆性是因为其几丁质酶具较高的温度耐受性和较大的pH作用范围.     

以Fe(III) 改性胶原纤维为载体固定过氧化氢酶

将胶原纤维用三价铁改性后作为载体,通过戊二醛的交联作用将过氧化氢酶固定在该载体上。制备的固定化过氧化氢酶蛋白固载量为16.7 mg/g,酶活收率为35％。研究了固定化酶与自由酶的最适pH、最适温度、热稳定性、贮存稳定性及操作稳定性。结果表明：过氧化氢酶经此法固定化后,最适pH及最适温度与自由酶相同,分别为pH 7.0和25 ℃;但固定化酶的热稳定性显著提高,在75 ℃保存5 h后,仍能保留30％的活力,而自由酶则完全失活;固定化酶在室温下保存12 d后,酶活力仍保持在88％以上,而自由酶在此条件下则完全失     

斜卧青霉A10产纤维素酶的酶学性质研究

以斜卧青霉（Penieillium decumbens）A10为出发菌株,经450Gy ^60Coγ-射线诱变处理,选育出一株具有较高纤维素酶活力且传代稳定的正突变株A50,发酵60h后,其CMC酶活和滤纸酶活分别为27．28IU／mL和1．98IU／mL,较出发菌株A10分别提高了33．2％和45．59％。对突变株A50的产酶组分进行研究,通过SDS—PAGE电泳分析,从蛋白质水平上证明突变株A50确实是A10在遗传物质上发生改变的菌株,其CMC酶活最适作用pH值为4．0,最适作用温度为60℃;而滤纸酶活的最适作用pH值为5．2,最适作用温度45℃,二者在一定范围内具有较高的稳定性。     

温特曲霉延胡索酸酶的提纯及性质研究

报道经硫酸鱼精蛋白沉淀、硫酸铵分级沉淀和葡聚糖凝胶G-200柱层析,再经冰冻干燥后从温特曲霉F-871菌体中获得延胡索酸酶,纯化倍数为31.70,回收率为36.64％,酶比活性为24.6U/mg。酶学性质研究表明:酶作用最适pH和温度分别为8.0和30℃,稳定pH范围为6.0～8.5,酶在35℃下保温30min后仍残留约90％以上的活力。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.